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Panetta on Hagel delay: Let me ‘get the hell out of town’ already
With a feuding Senate holding up approval of his successor, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday joked that he hoped he would be allowed “to get the hell out of town” and retire as planned. At an event honoring recently retired Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 74-year-old Panetta said…
At 9/11 memorial, a plea to remember US troops at war
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Americans not to forget the troops who are fighting and dying in Afghanistan, as he paid tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks. In a visit to a memorial in southwestern Pennsylvania honoring the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 that was…
U.S. defense chief concerned about Afghan ‘insider attacks’
WASHINGTON — US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday he was “very concerned” about the rise in “insider attacks” on US and NATO troops, and the impact they are having on cooperation with Afghan allies. In the latest “green-on-blue” attack, an Afghan policeman shot and wounded two troops from the…
Panetta dismisses Iran claims on copying U.S. drone
BOGOTA — US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday dismissed claims by Iran that it had gleaned data from a downed US drone and was now building a copy of the robotic spycraft. “I can tell you from my experience that I would seriously question their ability to do what…
Pentagon chief laments Koran burning, U.S. shooting
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday called the Koranburning and killing of 16 Afghans “deeply troubling” incidents that had challenged the war effort in Afghanistan. Visiting Afghanistan just days after a shooting spree by a US soldier, he insisted that NATO and Afghan forces were making progress and had to stay focused on…
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